Lapsang Souchong Imperial

A Black Tea from

Rating

81 / 100

Calculated from 4 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Bread, Pepper, Smoke, Spicy, Wood
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Caffeine
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Typical Preparation
Use 17 oz / 500 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Steep for 4 min, 15 sec
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5 Tasting Notes View all

“Well well, so this is FRENCH lapsang souchong. It´s a totally different lapsang souchong, while being very lapsangsouchong-ey, than my usual beloved but run-of-the-mill Twinings. I brew it wrong,...” Read full tasting note
“Breaking open a new entry into project lapsang sipdown. This will give me a nice variety of three to choose from in the coming months. I expect this project to last through the end of the year,...” Read full tasting note
“Another Mariage Frères arriving to me straight from Lisbon : obrigada cteresa. It had been super wrapped by Teresa to not contaminate the other samples and it was so right because that Lapsang...” Read full tasting note

Description

The most refined of smoky teas–its long, uniformly handsome leaves are carefully smoked over rare wood in a traditional manner.

A rich yet subtle tea for daytime.

PREPARATION ADVICE FOR 1 CUP :
Amount of tea leaves: 2.5g
Best water temperature: 95 °C
Infusion time: 5 min

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